Coach Carolyn Kelly said this season has been a learning experience. First, the girls had to contend with new region opponents. Throughout the season they were dealt with a slew of injuries.

"We’ve had to deal with an abundance of injuries," Kelly said. "We started off 3-0 and the season was looking bright, but unfortunately for us we had a number of kids get hurt throughout the season. We had some that were able to come back and some that never healed and were not able to come back. Anytime you lose a key component, like Diamone Johnson, then you lose a big part of your team and you have to depend on your younger kids to come up behind them and play."

Kelly wound up starting three true freshmen, a junior and a sophomore while Johnson sat out and Howard, the team’s point guard, missed a few games due to injury.

"When we were able to get my one guard back (Howard), we won those two games on the stretch and then lost to Glynn," she said. "We are just hoping that bringing back Tiara Howard will add a plus before we get ready to go into the region tournament."

The Lady Panthers finished in fifth place in their sub-region and will travel to Guyton to play at 5:30 p.m. Monday, but Liberty doesn’t know yet who it will face.

"We beat Ware County … but then Brunswick messed around and got beat by Wayne County," she said. "That shows you our level of competition is kind of neck and neck with the teams on our side."